#ooc

February 16th, 2021

earldebuke 12:46pm

Roller 12:46pm

@earldebuke rolls 3 dice (diff 6)

rae 12:51pm

earldebuke 12:51pm

earldebuke 12:51pm

I am retroactively cutting class

rae 12:53pm

rae 12:55pm

Not a lot of good walrus mustaches these days! A pity!

earldebuke 12:56pm

"Good , you've established your opinion, the books SUCKS... but why does it suck? What is the source of its suckage? what would make it better?" Looks around "Ninjas? Bold choice, Steve. Okay folks, how would Ninjas have improved this story about growing up during the depression?"

shadylady 12:59pm

"Are you kidding? How would ninjas NOT improve the story?!?!" - Steve

earldebuke 12:59pm

Steve's not wrong.

shadylady 1:00pm

Jaymes is more broad-minded than we might have thought.....

I was gonna let that slide

earldebuke 1:01pm

catnik 1:01pm

shadylady 1:02pm

earldebuke 1:03pm

oh dear, poor Zara. the Eshu has someone he can TELL his stories to?

earldebuke 1:04pm

signing furiously And they came at me, left, right, they thrust and moved.. I dodged, quick as the wind, rolling to the side under the table as my foes yelled at me! The cafeteriar works might make me eat brussels sprouts one day, but it was not THIS day! Nadhir the Bountiful escaped!

catnik 1:05pm

catnik 1:05pm

man, I can't find the video I want

earldebuke 1:14pm

Geez oh pete this book is perfect for kids like Ashlee

earldebuke 1:14pm

Ada isn't exactly sure how old she is; for as long as she can remember, she's been a virtual prisoner in her mother's third floor one-room apartment. She was born with a clubfoot and her mother uses her disability as an excuse to abuse her both emotionally and physically. Ada watches the world through the narrow confines of the apartment window, waves to neighbors in the street, and carefully gauges the danger of being beaten during each encounter with her hateful mother. She envies the freedom of her little brother, Jamie, who goes to school and generally roves the neighborhood at will. When her mother prepares to ship Jamie out to the countryside with other children being evacuated from London, Ada sneaks out with him. When the two fail to be chosen by any villagers, the woman in charge forces Susan Smith, a recluse, to take them in. Though Susan is reluctant and insists that she knows nothing about caring for children, she does so diligently and is baffled by the girl's fearful flinching anytime Ada makes a mistake. Though uneducated, Ada is intensely observant and quick to learn. Readers will ache for her as she misreads cues and pushes Susan away even though she yearns to be enfolded in a hug. There is much to like here-Ada's engaging voice, the vivid setting, the humor, the heartbreak, but most of all the tenacious will to survive exhibited by Ada and the villagers who grow to love and accept her.—Brenda Kahn, Tenakill Middle School, Closter, NJ

catnik 1:16pm

catnik 1:16pm

I hope it works out

catnik 1:16pm

Irene probably gave up when it got sad

earldebuke 1:16pm

earldebuke 1:17pm

It's under Dagmar's reading level but it would touch home with her I'm sure

catnik 1:18pm

earldebuke 1:20pm

For give the irene back story. If I'm wrong let me know 😉

earldebuke 1:20pm

catnik 1:21pm

Can the boy lipread? That would be a good skill to pick up! Alas, MASKS

I am sure that the deaf community despairs 😞 I've seen some new styles with clear fronts for that reason

catnik 1:47pm

Well, Undecim likes him!

catnik 1:47pm

Yeah - window masks are very helpful for deaf and hoh folk

catnik 1:47pm

My local jessica is HoH and lipreads

catnik 1:48pm

catnik 1:48pm

I actually know two HoH jessicas. But I think that is just because I know a lot of jessicas.

catnik 1:54pm

earldebuke 1:55pm

shadylady 1:58pm

And I'mma 'bout to be AFK to do a few errands and head back to the office before 3.

earldebuke 1:58pm

Understood! Assume Tylar gives the tour

shadylady 2:06pm

Ok, I'm going to jet but I'll be around/lurkin'. BBL!

earldebuke 2:07pm

earldebuke 2:07pm

mmm poor Jonas has a hard time saying no to either lady

catnik 3:43pm

catnik 3:43pm

catnik 3:43pm

one of my former students is in Bergen county

catnik 3:43pm

I did not realize this